Excess tuberculosis cases and deaths following an economic recession in Brazil: an analysis of nationally representative disease registry data

• Main Authors: Yunfei Li, ScD (Author), Rodrigo de Macedo Couto, PhD (Author), Daniele M Pelissari, PhD (Author), Layana Costa Alves, MSc (Author), Patricia Bartholomay, PhD (Author), Ethel L Maciel, ProfPhD (Author), Mauro Sanchez, PhD (Author), Marcia C Castro, ProfPhD (Author), Ted Cohen, ProfDPH (Author), Nicolas A Menzies, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: In 2019, tuberculosis incidence and mortality in Brazil were 46 and 3·3 per 100 000 population, respectively, and the country has reported rising tuberculosis case rates since 2016, following an economic crisis beginning in mid-2014. We aimed to estimate the number of excess tub...